They are tasteless. Tried them once a long time ago and that was it. They are supposed to be just fiber but some people have an awful time with constipation after eating the noodles. I am not sure why they are so popular.

I've eaten them. If you rinse them well before eating them, they're tasteless; if you don't rinse them enough, they taste like rotten fish I would have no issue with them, but I'm a texture person when it comes to food (I could never eat jello or pudding) and they're just too slimy for me.

My daughter ate these once, when a hostess was trying to be accomodating by providing a gluten-free option for her. They gave her horrible gas/bloating/indigestion- she would have been better off eating the wheat pasta (since she has no obvious reactions to wheat) than this stuff.

She was extra dissapointed when I explained to her that this product is so unhealthy- it wasn't even enjoyable to her!

Thank You for all the responses,they just went on sale at 40%off, but after reading this, I hesitate to even try them.

I think I will allow a not quite compliant paste into my life once in awhile, compared to spending a lot of money to try something that might have radiation in it/or that it taste like nothing or too fishy to enjoy and may cause discomfort after eating.

Some would treat it as neutral because there is nothing to suggest it beneficial or an avoid. Then try it an see how their body reacts to it.

I would tend to look at knojac as have characteristics of a gum. I would therefore look at the rating for guar, mastic, arabic, carrageenan, agar-agar, gelatin, and fruit pectin and see if there was a trend in the rating for gummy substances.

In contrast to the comments here. Other places you will find strong claims for the health benefit of this product.

We ate a lot of Japanese food a few years ago and at that time I tried the shiritaki (konjak, "miracle noodles", and some other names). Yes, they do smell fishy and do need to be rinsed well. No, they don't have any taste. And the texture is strange also. In short, one time was enough.

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